My teacher once said, “Some people feel better after they have prayed and some pray after they feel better. Both are aiming for the same target, but the latter option will leave you feeling utterly lost.” He was absolutely right. If you are someone who is waiting to ‘feel better first’, I humbly urge you
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Interview with Lilly S. Mohsen (Therapist, Spiritual Speaker, and Author)
Joining us on the first episode of season 4 today is, Sr. Lilly Mohsen. Lilly Mohsen is a part-time therapist, spiritual speaker and a writer for various educational and inspirational blogs, including Productive Muslim. She is currently pursuing her Diploma in Islamic Psychology and is a single mother. In this episode, we talk about how
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Complaining Decoded: Why People Complain & The Best Way to Stop It
Abraham Lincoln once said, “You can complain because roses have thorns or you can rejoice that the thorns have roses.” Most people fall into the first category of complainers: always visualizing the negativity in any situation and despairing when things don’t go the way they plan. Very few consciously choose to see things from a
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The Easiest Way to Beautify Your Heart and Character
The Prophet said, “O Allah You have made my creation perfect, so make my moral characteristics also be the best.” [Bulugh al-Maram] There is so much to learn from this simple act of the Prophet Muhammad ; from remembering Allah at all times, to the fact that He didn’t ask for more beauty to his
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How Vain Talk Kills Your Productivity & What to Do About It
Do you have a lot to do, but not enough time to do it? Do you wonder how some people accomplish so much in their day? Well, our Prophet , our pious predecessors, scholars, and entrepreneurs had exactly the same amount of time we do: 24 hours a day. But they were able to achieve so much
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How I Stopped Looking for Faults in People
At about the age of 15, I became more connected spiritually with my faith, and started making a conscious effort to become closer to Allah ; it was my mission to “enjoin the good and forbid evil”. Since I had discovered how beautiful faith was, I needed everyone around me to discover it too. The
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